European Maccabi Games 2015

The 14th European Maccabi Games (EMG2015) took place in Berlin from July 27 to August 5, 2015. The European Maccabiah Games take place in a four-year cycle, always two years after the Maccabiah in Israel. For this edition, Germany was selected as the venue for the first time in games' history. 2,300 athletes from 38 countries competed in 19 sports.

The main venue, the Oympia Stadion in Berlin was where the 1936 Summer Olympics were held, during the Nazi Germany regime. At that time, Jews were discouraged from participating.

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